I like books that don't give you an easy ride. I like the feeling of discomfort. The sense of being implicated. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes book discomfort easy
It might be useful to distinguish between pleasure and joy. But maybe everybody does this very easily, all the time, and only I am confused. Zadie Smith confusedistinguisheasily Change image and share on social
The roots of rap are originally ghetto-ised or extremely working class. So when you're an artist who's making something which isn't how its mainstream appearance should be, there's always these strange questions of authenticity and what you have to do to be 'real' as a rapper. Zadie Smith appearanceartistauthenticity share on social
The idea that motherhood is inherently somehow a threat to creativity is just absurd. Zadie Smith absurdcreativityidea Change image and share on social
What happens when we're willing to feel bad is that, sure enough, we often feel bad - but without the stress of futile avoidance. Emotional discomfort, when accepted, rises, crests, and falls in a series of waves. Each wave washes parts of us away and deposits treasures we never imagined. Martha Beck acceptavoidancebad share on social
Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle. Mike Tyson beginbookcycle Change image and share on social
A free life cannot acquire many possessions, because this is not easy to do without servility to mobs or monarchs. Epicurus acquireeasyfree Change image and share on social